Connections: Small newspapers that won Pulitzer Prizes

This year's Pulitzer Prize committee recognized some of the smallest newspapers in the country with awards. The Storm Lake Times in Iowa and the Charleston Gazette-Mail in West Virginia won Pulitzers for their investigative reporting and editorial work.

We talk to the awardees about small town journalism and the value of print reporting. Our guests:

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